Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Saturday, February 18
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
2:00 PM
Middle Tennessee
17-9, 12-3
94
vs
69
Marshall (ESPN3)
12-13, 4-10
1
2
3
4
F
MARSHALL
14
10
17
28
69
Middle Tennessee
26
18
19
31
94
Team Stats
MAR
MT
FG%
.393
.486
3FG%
.346
.467
FT%
.727
.600
RB
34
42
TO
19
11
STL
6
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballSix reach double figures as Lady Raiders roll, 94-69
2/18/2017 4:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Petty leads way with 22
Box Score
Season Stats
C-USA Only Stats
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee continued its dominance over Marshall Saturday, handling the Thundering Herd 94-69 at the Murphy Center.
The Lady Raiders (17-9, 12-3), who are now 7-0 all-time against Marshall (12-13, 4-10), maintained their spot in second place in Conference USA with the win. They are one-half game back of WKU.
"I thought we brought the intensity from the get-go," MT Head Coach Rick Insell said. "I thought from the very first possession we were up in them."
Despite their two leading scorers being strapped with foul trouble early, the Lady Raiders proved from the start they were the better team. They controlled both ends of the floor and never trailed in the game.
Middle Tennessee, the top shooting team in C-USA at 44.5 percent from the field, knocked home 49 percent of its looks (34-70) and held the Herd to 39 percent (22-56). MT also won the turnover battle 11 to 19.
"One thing I will say about coach is he challenges us," senior Ty Petty said. "We had one day to get ready for Marshall, and he didn't go on and on about the loss to WKU. He just gave us Marshall's scout.
"It was a challenge for us to come out here and flush the loss. It definitely showed what type of team we have mentally."
With sophomore Alex Johnson (second in C-USA scoring 21 per game) and Petty (fifth in C-USA at 17.6 points per game) on the bench for stretches of the game due to foul trouble, other Lady Raiders stepped up to fill the void.
Six Lady Raiders were in double figures and seven scored at least nine points, led by Petty with 22 and eight assists on 7-of-10 shooting, to go with five rebounds and two steals. Freshman Kyla Allison scored in double figures for the first time in her career with 13, and Jess Louro, Gabby Lyon, Abbey Sissom and Johnson each had 12. Junior Rebecca Reuter added nine points and 10 rebounds.
It was a big difference from MT's game against WKU two days prior, when only three players were in double figures and those three combined for 64 of the team's 75 points in the loss.
"We just had a lot of trust in each other when [Johnson and Petty] got those fouls," Allison said. "We knew we couldn't lose that intensity, we had to keep playing no matter what happened."
The scoring came from all over the floor for Middle Tennessee.
Against the league's second-best shot blocking team (5.21 per game), the Blue Raiders won the battle in the paint 40-16. That also opened up shots from the outside, and MT tied its season high with 14 made 3-pointers on 30 attempts.
"I've been looking for that balance all year," Insell said. "I think they were a little disappointed after the WKU game, and they came out fired up. I'm proud of them."
Middle Tennessee has eight days before it hits the hardwood again at home against UAB on Feb. 26, then the Raiders finish the regular season with two road games at FIU and FAU on March 2 and 4, respectively.
"We're not losing another conference game," Reuter said.
The game against UAB will be senior night for Petty, the team's lone senior.
"It sunk in a while back that this is my last year … it went by fast," she said. "Today it definitely sunk in that I have one more time to play in front of my family and fans and with these girls on this court. I'm definitely taking advantage of it."
Raiders "Play for Kay"
Saturday's game was Middle Tennessee's Play for Kay game to raise breast cancer awareness and honor the late Kay Yow, a Naismith Hall of Fame coach at North Carolina State who passed away in 2009.
Insell said the game meant a little more than what happened on the basketball court.
"Kay Yow was a good friend of mine," he said. "Breast cancer affects not only females, but also males. It's something we have to keep working at and we can't quit on it."
Season Stats
C-USA Only Stats
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee continued its dominance over Marshall Saturday, handling the Thundering Herd 94-69 at the Murphy Center.
The Lady Raiders (17-9, 12-3), who are now 7-0 all-time against Marshall (12-13, 4-10), maintained their spot in second place in Conference USA with the win. They are one-half game back of WKU.
"I thought we brought the intensity from the get-go," MT Head Coach Rick Insell said. "I thought from the very first possession we were up in them."
Despite their two leading scorers being strapped with foul trouble early, the Lady Raiders proved from the start they were the better team. They controlled both ends of the floor and never trailed in the game.
Middle Tennessee, the top shooting team in C-USA at 44.5 percent from the field, knocked home 49 percent of its looks (34-70) and held the Herd to 39 percent (22-56). MT also won the turnover battle 11 to 19.
"One thing I will say about coach is he challenges us," senior Ty Petty said. "We had one day to get ready for Marshall, and he didn't go on and on about the loss to WKU. He just gave us Marshall's scout.
"It was a challenge for us to come out here and flush the loss. It definitely showed what type of team we have mentally."
With sophomore Alex Johnson (second in C-USA scoring 21 per game) and Petty (fifth in C-USA at 17.6 points per game) on the bench for stretches of the game due to foul trouble, other Lady Raiders stepped up to fill the void.
Six Lady Raiders were in double figures and seven scored at least nine points, led by Petty with 22 and eight assists on 7-of-10 shooting, to go with five rebounds and two steals. Freshman Kyla Allison scored in double figures for the first time in her career with 13, and Jess Louro, Gabby Lyon, Abbey Sissom and Johnson each had 12. Junior Rebecca Reuter added nine points and 10 rebounds.
It was a big difference from MT's game against WKU two days prior, when only three players were in double figures and those three combined for 64 of the team's 75 points in the loss.
"We just had a lot of trust in each other when [Johnson and Petty] got those fouls," Allison said. "We knew we couldn't lose that intensity, we had to keep playing no matter what happened."
The scoring came from all over the floor for Middle Tennessee.
Against the league's second-best shot blocking team (5.21 per game), the Blue Raiders won the battle in the paint 40-16. That also opened up shots from the outside, and MT tied its season high with 14 made 3-pointers on 30 attempts.
"I've been looking for that balance all year," Insell said. "I think they were a little disappointed after the WKU game, and they came out fired up. I'm proud of them."
Middle Tennessee has eight days before it hits the hardwood again at home against UAB on Feb. 26, then the Raiders finish the regular season with two road games at FIU and FAU on March 2 and 4, respectively.
"We're not losing another conference game," Reuter said.
The game against UAB will be senior night for Petty, the team's lone senior.
"It sunk in a while back that this is my last year … it went by fast," she said. "Today it definitely sunk in that I have one more time to play in front of my family and fans and with these girls on this court. I'm definitely taking advantage of it."
Raiders "Play for Kay"
Saturday's game was Middle Tennessee's Play for Kay game to raise breast cancer awareness and honor the late Kay Yow, a Naismith Hall of Fame coach at North Carolina State who passed away in 2009.
Insell said the game meant a little more than what happened on the basketball court.
"Kay Yow was a good friend of mine," he said. "Breast cancer affects not only females, but also males. It's something we have to keep working at and we can't quit on it."
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